> Stop Viruses from Spreading
>
> This tip won't prevent YOU from getting any viruses (you have to scan
> those attachments yourself before opening them to do that), but it will
> stop those viruses from latching onto your address book and sending
> itself out to others.
>
> To avoid spreading computer viruses, create a contact in your email
> address book with the name : !0000 with no email address in the details.
> This contact will then show up as your first contact. If a virus
> attempts to do a "send all" on your contact list, your pc will put up an
> error message saying that: "The Message could not be sent. One or more
> recipients do not have an e-mail address. Please check your Address Book
> and make sure all the recipients have a valid e-mail address."
>
> You click on OK and the offending (virus) message would not have been
> sent to anyone. Of course no changes have been made to your original
> contacts list. The offending (virus) message may then be automatically
> stored in your "Drafts" or "Outbox" folder. Go in there and delete the
> offending message. Problem is solved and virus is not spread. Try this
> and pass on to your email contacts.
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